Brandy and Monica‘s epic Verzuz battle broke the internet and broke a number of records in the process.

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Tyler Perry’s status as a Hollywood titan has been cemented in a big way.

For, he’s officially been ordained a billionaire by Forbes.

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Beyonce has long supported her peers and continued along said trajectory with a special message for new mom Katy Perry. 

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Chris Brown is set to bring his brand of blazing to Afro Nation 2021!

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Not even a collection of stage-blazing performances from the likes of Miley Cyrus, DaBaby, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, and more were enough to help the MTV VMAs drum up an increase in viewership.  After netting their worst ratings ever with the 2019 showing (click here for details), the hopes were probably a bit higher for the KeKe Palmer-hosted 2020 edition.

Granted, preliminary figures indicate this year’s take on the annual awards show were their lowest in history, but it’s not all bad news.

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Fans of the late Chadwick Boseman are seeing some of his most celebrated works revisited in the wake of his death.

Just two days after it was revealed the award-winning actor died after a four-year battle with colon cancer, ABC announced it would air his magnum opus – ‘Black Panther’ – in a commercial-free format, a feat that resulted in the network dominating Sunday night (August 30) ratings (as we reported here).

Now, another of his prized films – ’42’ – will get the re-aired treatment after Warner Bros. announced the biographical flick is headed back to theaters for a limited time.

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From ‘Songs for You’ to songs for others, since Urban Pop starlet Tinashe wrapped the promo run of her latest LP she’s been busy playing assistant on a host of other soon-to-be hits.

In addition to recently rocking verses on ZHU‘s ‘Only,’ THEY.‘s ‘Play Fight’ and Iggy Azalea‘s ‘DLNW,’ the 27-year-old recently made headlines for her sexually-charged contribution to JoJo‘s ‘Love Reggae’ (click here to listen to all these songs).

Now, she’s continuing the trend with Compton rapper Buddy.

“Guilty conscience, I ain’t innocent, yeah (Yeah) / Tryna make a n*gga cease and desist (Ayy) / I command your b*tch, I saran the whip (Ah) / I demand some chips, I’m bringin’ the clips / My back in, flip, I hang ’round some crips (Ssh) / Some bloods, pimps, some thugs,” they boast on the braggadocious bop.

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Days away from the September 4 release of his fifth studio album, ‘Detroit 2,’ rapper Big Sean is hot on the promo trail in its support.

Most recently taking to ‘New York’ magazine, the GRAMMY-nominated rapper discussed a number of hot topics around his career including his support of Kanye West‘s political aspirations, rumored beef with Kendrick Lamar (as we reported here), and reflected on his relationship with late actress Naya Rivera.

Though he released an emotional statement shortly after the 33-year-old’s death (as we reported here), some of her fans labeled his comments attention-seeking as she was famously attached to his diss track ‘IDFWU’ (a song released after their highly publicized breakup).

Now, over five years after the controversial tune’s premiere, Sean is clearing the air.

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English EDM stars Disclosure unveiled their third studio album, ‘Energy,’ on August 28 – much to fan delight. Just days ahead of its arrival (as we reported here), fans were gifted album cut ‘Birthday’ featuring Syd of The Internet and Kehlani.

As none of the LP’s singles outside of the Khalid-assisted ‘Know Your Worth’ have entered the Hot 100 to date, the brotherly duo are giving ‘Birthday’ just the push needed to change that narrative.

Its latest bid for Billboard glory comes via a Mr. Rogers-inspired music video.  Directed by Kid. Studio, look inside to see the action:

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Rapper Gucci Mane has been named in a suit, following a fatal shooting at a concert that saw a 23-year-old mother of two, Mykala Bell, killed.

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Having already topped worldwide iTunes tallies with the release of her latest single, ‘Midnight Sky’ (as we reported here), it would only make sense Miley Cyrus give the tune a global push.

Just days after thrilling Stateside fans with the inaugural televised performance of the cut – which serves as the first single from her forthcoming seventh studio album ‘She is Miley Cyrus’ – she’s taken to the UK to rock British fans with another stirring rendition of it.

Stripping down the synth-buoyed bop to only guitar and piano, look inside to see and hear Miley’s voice shine front and center at BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.
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After achieving the most viewed Verzuz battle yet with over 1 million viewers, Brandy and Monica have certainly sent social media into a frenzy!

So much so that many have posed the question as to who they’d like to see go head to head next on the platform. One being the elusive chanteuse herself, Mariah Carey.

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